Thornton Academy - Tripod Yearbook (Saco, ME)

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THE TRIPOD - 1933 ll 1lUlIUUllB Officers WARREN FENDERSON Preszdenz WENDELL STACKPOLF Vzce Preszdent BURTON MITCHELL Secretary Treasurer The 'I hornton Academy Varsity T Club started 1ts second successful season this year with an eltglble membership of about forty boys Many new members were added durmg the year and 1n1t1at1on nights were very much in evidence The club sponsored many new projects the most successful being a glass enclosed bulletin board at the gym and the sale of refreshments at the home athletic events The l93l football trophy was also engraved through e efforts of the club Perhaps one of the most successful undertakings the club tried was e teams on arrival showed them their quarters and then conducted them to e scene of act1v1t1es Such things as these make one realize that the club stands for courtesy and friendship towards all competitors on and off the athletic field For those who do not understand the club and its functions perhaps a brief word of explanation would not be misplaced The club draws its mem bershxp from athletes who have won their letter nn an athletic function and who have shown themselves to be of a sportsmanllke character Lettermen who apply for admission in the club are accepted by a majority vote of the present club members They are then 1n1t1ated and pledged 1I1tO the soclety The club stands for higher deals in the sports world and has been and is very promi nent in school functions Since the club was started two years ago Mr R Edgar May Physical Education mstructor has been the faculty representative and it has been through his work the club has succeeded l50l L l ' . th . 4 r V reception of visiting athletic clubs, The members of the Varsity Club met the ' , ' , th

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THE TRIPOD - 1933 ll 'U 'UllLllUll3 Oflfcers PRISCILLA WHITTAM Preszdem ESTHER KNIGHT Secretary EVELYN COTTON Vzce Preszdent GERALDINE MCDEVITT Treasurer The T C Club also known as the Thornton Cxrcle Club IS a popular hnkmg club for g1rls Any gurl may joxn thxs club Each year vanc s awards are made for h1k1ng the requlred five mxles per day for one hundred and fifty hnked for two years or three hundred mules a red cxrcle w1th a yellow T IS glven To those who hlke for three years or four hundred and fifty miles a blue blazer wlth the Thornton seal ns awarded Thls lnterestmg and healthful club IS under the dlrectlon of Miss Harriet M Desmond director of physlcal traxm ng for glrls L49 l 1 ' 1 miles. For this number of miles nlmerals are given. For those who have l

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iii THE TRIPOD 1933 nik lwr tluu M Mouezs M Hxckey D Lynch M Lamb E Kmght G 'VIcDev1tt L Johnson M Roberts M Fexguon M Lane P Dennett Serond 1011 Mus Desmond Ml'-. May D Shaw P Lxbby C Boston A DeLalte l' Noodleman M Bean I Whlttam E Cotton M Polackultch T7 Selmer H Mclntxre urflll D lk I Wilson l' McDonald H Qmlth NY 4UllLlIUllB Officers BVI-LY1N COTION Preszdenz BETTY MCLEOD Secretary PRIQCILI A WHIT FAM Vzce Preszdent MARY POLACKWIFCH Treasurer The Y club IS a part of the Y W C A Its purpose rs To find and glve the best Every glrl who wlshes to be a Curl Reserve accepts as a part of her ex ery day llvmg standards of courtesy faxr play and Wlllmgness to help 'I he club has had a successful and progressxve year under the dxrectlon of thexr adusor Mlss Paulme H Smxth A hlgh spot IH the actnxtxes of the club for thls year was the Mother and Daughter Banquet held March I4 The banquet was planned and served by the Home Economlcs Department under the direction of Mass Alfreda Sklllm In order that g1rls could better adapt themselves to therr partlcular mter ests three groups were formed whlch have proved most beneficlal These groups were Arts and Crafts Sports and Home Makmg under the dxrectlon of Mrs Marlon May M159 I-larrret Desmond and Miss Alfreda Skxllm respectlvely l51l J. ...... ,Q ..,....,,'. i ': . ..- ' ' , . , . . - . .l '. . . , . '. . ' ' ' 5 , . , . . . 1 ,n . p - 1 - ' v. Q - - - ' . Third lfozr: Miss Smith, V. Holt, A. Harper, B. Choroszy, A. Kallagia, A, Brown, Miss Skillin. F0 ' fum: . 'i e, . 'S , 1. ' , . , ' . . Q V 0 A . 1 , N 4 Y P - - 1 4 , 1 Q - I . J A , , . . . ' Y - . . . . . . v 1 - , V. . . . I - . . . . . - , 1 -